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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Nadeem Badshah

Temporary accommodation possible factor in deaths of 74 children in England

The South Kilburn housing estate,
Between October 2023 and September last year, 80 children died while living in temporary housing. Photograph: Kate Ferguson/PA

Temporary accommodation has been cited as a possible contributing factor in the deaths of 74 children – predominantly babies – in recent years in England.

Of those who died between April 2019 and March last year, 58 were aged under one, the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) for households in temporary accommodation said.

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